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via the Herald Tribune: About the roadwork on Bee Ridge West of I-75: TRANSPORTATION Bee Ridge roadwork set Carlos R. Munoz
 carlos.munoz@heraldtribune.com Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 10:02 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 10:02 p.m. SARASOTA  - Road improvement work along Bee Ridge Road from South Osprey Avenue to Dunn Drive is slated to start Monday, the Florida Department of Transportation said. Facts CONTACT For more information about the project contact the FDOT at 863-519-2828; or visit  swflroads.com. The construction work will fix drainage areas along Bee Ridge where stormwater caused dips in the road, near intersections and business driveways. The project will also add 11 pedestrian refuge islands to allow safe space and increased visibility for people attempting to cross Bee Ridge. The work requires the closure of one lane in both directions of the seven-lane thoroughfare from Osprey to Bond P...

Several residents of Lake Sarasota took time recently to participate in marking area storm drains. According to Ray: This is an ongoing County program that began about 10 years ago to educate the public not to dump near drain openings and pollute the water ways and ultimately the bays. Any one can do it. The County provides everything that is needed. Read more about the program here and here (scroll down), and if you'd like to get involved, here's how: To find out more about how YOU can participate in a storm drain marking, contact Julia Burch of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (SBEP) at 941.955.8085. Or, you can e-mail her at julia@sarasotabay.org.